The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-07

tory school in North Carolina. See the
advertisement in another column.
Don't you want The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER one year free of charge? You
can get it easily. Turn to Jul terms to
clubs, and you can see how readily you
may-have it. Try it. (oN& ,
The Farmers Alliance of Robson
county is arranging for a grand farmers
mass meeting in that county about the
first of September next. That it will be
a success none can doubt who knows the
people Of that county. L
DR.. G. A. Foote, of Warrenton, re-
ports a lot of clover that is 5 feet IL
inches high, and it is estimated will yield
at least $4,000 pounds per acre. Is there
an acre of cotton in Warren county that
will yield as much profit?
Peace institute, one of the very best
seminaries in the land, makes an an
nouncement in this issue Of it's advantages
We most heartily recommend this excel
lent school to those who have daughters
to educate. Rev. R. Burwell & Son are
the accomplished principals.
The. Tobacco Convention will meet
at Morehead City on the 18th Of
August. Truly this is a day of ~organiza-
ton, and we trust the farmers of the
State and Of the whole country, willheed
the lesson that is being presented to them
by all other classes and interests and go
and do likewise" { c0
<-Out of nineteen graduates at the
commencement Of the Massachusetts, Ag-
ricultural College THE other day, ten have
already chosen farming in some of its
forms as their business in life, and two
will follow mechanical pursuits. There
will be only n lawyer come out Of that
class, strange to say. 4
The Editor desires to express his
warm appreciation Of the courtesies ex-.
tended to him by the good people on the
occasion of the Masonic celebration at
Youngsville and the Sunday school pic
mics at Rolesville. and Pine Level. The
memory of these pleasant occasions will
long linger with him.
DR.. c. w. Dabney has secured sufi-
cient funds for the weather signal service
ito establish 100 signal stations in u
State. This, he proposes to do before the
early frosts, so as to give our farmers the
full benefit of its work. Reports of the
weather will be sent to each station,
daily. The central station will be at
Raleigh.
Letters from all parts Of the State,
indicate better crops and a more hopeful
feeling among the tanners than we have
had for a long number of years. Com
missioner Robinson says that the July re-
ports are coming in, and plenty and glad
ness are smiling on all the land. Take
care of your. crops, and be prudent and
get ahead of liens and mortgages.
The celebration of the fourth in our
city was limited to a liberal patronage Of
the colored people Of the Arctic soda
fountains and the "ice-cold lemonade"
stands. The programme was abandoned
after a splendid and patriotic speech by
our friend A. d. Jones, orator Of the day.
to enjoy n Of the most grateful and
beautiful rains that has blest US during
DE season. Gus
-Neare indebted to The Farm and
Home, 9f srringfeld, Mass, one of the
briggbbtes and lhest of our exchanges for
the use q the cut of the Massachusetts,
Agricultural College inthis number. Mr..
Herbert Mssricke, its editor; visited that
college wesk before last, and tells our
readers abeuS things there exactly as he.
saw: them1 He has our and our, readers
very bes THANKS, we are sure, for his
most INTERESTING article. o>x.A
-TR Grand Encampment at Mt.
Holly Promises to ne lively. The follow
\ing gqtlemen have accepted invitations
Ito spsk-each speaker being limited to
Thrift minutes: Hon.. w. H. Kitchen.
MJ,Finger, Gov. Scales, Commissioners
Phnson, DIR. K. P. Battle, s. Ohio VIII
:pn Dr.. R. II. Lewis, Milton Whitney,
pr. Fl. P. Battle, Col. W. Il. S. Burgwyn,
q. T. J. Ludwig, DR.. G. w. Dabney,
Capt. S. B. Alexander, w. R. Winians